The work featured here has been funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The GEF includes several multilateral funds working together to address the planet's most pressing environmental challenges and support developing countries to meet international environmental goals. UNDP has partnered with the GEF since 1991, supporting over 160 countries with over US$8 billion in grant funding. In its active portfolio, for every $1 in grants received, an additional $6 in co-financing investments are unlocked.
Global Environment Facility / GEF
Indigenous communities in Belize find a livelihood and a home while protecting and restoring the forest's ecosystems.
How communities are harnessing data to improve decision making and gain an edge over climate change.
The project will promote climate-smart agriculture, and access to microcredit and climate information.
675 million people still lack access to electricity and 2.3 billion don't have clean cooking fuel. A paradigm shift is needed.
New initiative with focus on nature-based solutions will benefit people and ecosystems in the Lake Chilwa Basin.
Also focusing on the sustainable management of natural resources, the project will help Mali realize its climate goals.
As climate change impacts intensify, finance for mitigation and adaptation becomes crucial for Lebanon.
The country launched activities to strengthen national capacities for transparency
Burkina Faso launches the Africa Minigrids Program, a new technical assistance program for solar minigrids.
Electrifying the last mile: connecting rural communities to renewable energy in Africa
The event included the launch of a Digital Climate Atlas that helps monitor climate conditions in the country.
The GEF-Least Developed Countries Fund has approved US$4.5 million towards strengthening the climate resilience of the drinking water sector in Haiti.